Kangaroo Jack

Kangaroo Jack

11/1/2003 1h 29m 5.3/10

Overview

Two childhood friends — a New York hairstylist and a wanna-be musician — get mixed-up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go all wrong when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.

Director

Peter Bloomfield

Top Billed Cast

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Frankie Lombardo

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Salvatore 'Sal' Maggio

Marton Csokas

Marton Csokas

Mr. Smith

Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson

Louis Booker

Jerry O'Connell

Jerry O'Connell

Charlie Carbone

Estella Warren

Estella Warren

Jessie

Reviews

Wuchak

6/16/2018

5/10

**_Fun adventure in the Outback_** Two Brooklyn friends (Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson) are commissioned by a mob boss (Christopher Walken) to deliver $50,000 to a shady character in the Outback. The operation goes awry when a kangaroo inadvertently runs off with one of the guys’ jacket… and the money. Michael Shannon is on hand as a mob heavy. "Kangaroo Jack" (2003) is a likable family-friendly adventure/comedy with the typical eye-rolling kid humor (e.g. fart jokes). It’s fun, harmless hokum highlighted by spectacular Australian cinematography and the beautiful Estella Warren as an Outback preservationist. The humorous camaraderie of the protagonists is another highpoint. But the story isn’t as compelling as I hoped it would be and the camera never really captures Estella’s beauty beyond her lovely face and bosom. It runs 1 hour, 29 minutes and was shot in Australia and Brooklyn with reshoots done in Los Angeles. GRADE: C+

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